# 1 Gun Control According to the Coalition for Gun Control‚ last year a total of 291 people were killed by handguns in Australia‚ Sweden‚ Great Britain‚ Japan‚ and Switzerland. In the United States more than 24‚000 people will be killed by the end of this year. So what is the big difference between the U.S. and these other countries? In these other countries it nearly impossible to buy any kind of gun. In these countries there are no gun shows. In these countries you can’t buy a gun at a
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What is Gun Control? Gun control is a controversial topic that not only the United States faces‚ but the entire world faces. Many nations either established a gun control policy or they don’t have one that is well put together. Studies have shown throughout the world gun control attempts to allow a safer environment for people‚ but there are still some places gun control is and isn’t tolerated. In the article " The Accessibility of guns protects lives" it describes the term gun control. Gun control
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For many years the controversial topic of gun control has sparked countless passionate debates. The arguments posed in these debates vary widely concerning the possible solutions to solving the problem of violent crime due to the possession of firearms. This paper introduces three different views concerning gun control. The first illustrates the freedom to own firearms. The second view advocates the complete restriction of firearms owned by citizens‚ and the last one presents a modified freedom
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Strict Gun Control Laws are needed Damon Jones COMM/215 June 4‚ 2013 Joan Cannon-Dicks Strict Gun Control Laws are needed It is true that the second amendment give the right to bear arms; however handgun related incidents in the United States has raised from 2010 to 2012‚ parents should feel safe sending their children to school and know they will return home safely. In the United States according to (Alpers‚ 2013) in the year two thousand ten 31‚328 people died from accidental discharge
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Gun Control As a federal law enforcement officer‚ I believe in the right to bear arms; however‚ I also believe that there should be more restriction on who is allowed to own and carry firearms. I also believe that if you do own a firearm that it should be locked up out of the reach of children and should only be used at ranges or hunting. It’s argumentative whether guns are used more for protection in the United States or for criminal events. I believe that there should be stricter qualifications
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Gun control in the United States has become a highly controversial topic over the years. There have been plenty of debates on the gun control laws and people have taken to being either pro gun control laws or anti gun control laws. One thing we can’t deny would be that gun control laws would keep us all safer and even save lives. Statistic show that more guns equals to more homicide cases. If more citizens have easy access to guns‚ they’re more likely to kill than if they didn’t have easy access
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be more gun control and the possibility of banning guns all together‚ I believe the gun control laws should not be changed. Although there are many reasons that may persuade people to choose to ban guns‚ I believe that there are several other reasons that lead to all the tragedies with guns in America. Banning guns is not an answer the gun problem in America‚ there are a few other things that could be done to stop gun violence. In this essay I will tell about why I believe gun control laws should
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On the contrary‚ opponents of gun-control laws claim that it is useless to prevent violence by regulating guns. In fact‚ law-abiding citizens are already permitted to carry concealed weapons in forty states with gun crimes rate remaining the same (Wright). In my opinion‚ with guns thousands of citizens could save their lives. Just like Jessica‚ they gain courage because guns are available to them when emergencies occur. Also‚ in many campus shootings‚ professors and students could not defend themselves
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Assignment Once in a while‚ when there are firearm incidents‚ people bring up a gun control idea and how bad it is to own one and use it against others. First of all‚ did crime rate increase as people own more guns? Should people make a stronger laws and restrictions for gun control to help prevent such disasters? Essentially‚ can we get rid of guns? How many guns did we have in the 90’s? In Gun Control Overveiw database this quote was stated‚ “Institute of Justice reported in a national survey that
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Running Head: Outline Outline: Gun Control Charese Payne Philosophy of Ethics Alexander Miller November 26‚ 2011 Gun Control [Introduction] Guns are a big problem because they are used to commit murders and suicides as well as other crimes. With criminals having access to guns‚ it just makes the good citizens feel the need to purchase a gun for protection or self defense. There may never be a solid solution to stopping the crime and violence completely but
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